HELLO, I'M
Paula.Suecia
English - Portuguese Translator and Proofreader
Paula Suecia.
Major Degree in Languages (Portuguese and English) & Literature.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
+55 21 99029 3815
About
MY BACKGROUND
I attended the proofreading course offered by the Institute of Human and Social Sciences from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, obtaining as a result one of the five best marks among all the students of the course in 2014. I took the English Translation course, offered by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in 2018, where I am completing my major degree in Portuguese and English.
Education
Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
2014–2018
Major degree - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Languages (Portuguese/English) & Literature
Experience
As a result of being an active part of the university, my translations and reviews are often dedicated to the research I have been working on over the years. However, my work often goes beyond academic boundaries and expands to many areas where I identify myself, whether in the fantastic universes of books, or even in interviews and articles.
2014
Proofreading Course – Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
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2018
Translating Course - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
English to Portuguese Translations
Author's opinion
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"Thanks to Paula Suecia’s proofreading, my book "The Chronicles of Mohen: The Immortal Jewels" ("As crônicas de Mohen, As joias imortais" in Portuguese) was presented to the publisher Autografia in an extremely professional way. With efficient and fast work, the review lasted only a short time, and it was essential for the book to be released without any grammar mistakes."
You can send the author an e-mail, for futher information: hugo@zordan.com.br
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Language & Skills
Native Brazilian Portuguese, Fluent English, Advanced Spanish
CAT Tools
Portfolio
I translated the book "The Prince's Game" by Lexi C. Foss into Portuguese.
I translated the book "Dragon Kissed" by Anna Santos into Portuguese.
I proofread the book "As crônicas de Mohen" by Hugo Zordan.
Self Publishing in Brazil
"So far, we only talked about trade publishing. What about self-publishing? Are Brazilian and American trends similar? Is local self-publishing blooming?
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Yes and yes.
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The digital scenario is also leading to a silent but fast growth of the self-publishing community. Out of Amazon Brazil’s top 100 best sellers in 2017, 30 came from the Kindle Direct Publishing.
Livraria Saraiva’s self-publishing platform ‘Publique-se’ had 16,000 titles uploaded in 2016 (a number close to the 19,900 independent print books published the same year). While these numbers still don’t seem a lot, the page itself rocks an amazing average monthly visit count of 12 million."
